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intussuscept

 
Dictionary: in·tus·sus·cept   (ĭn'tə-sə-sĕpt') pronunciation

tr.v., -cept·ed, -cept·ing, -cepts.
To take within, as in telescoping one part of the intestine into another; invaginate.

[Probably back-formation from INTUSSUSCEPTION.]

intussusceptive in'tus·sus·cep'tive adj.

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(ĭn'tə-sə-sĕpt')
v., -cept·ed, -cept·ing, -cepts.

To take within, as in telescoping one part of the intestine into another; invaginate.

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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: introvert or invaginate, as of part of a bowel


 
 

 

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